Phase 4, Parcels 2 & 3 Houghton Regis North Site 1, Land on the northern edge of Houghton Regis

This case has not yet been decided CB/26/01006/DOC
Date received
31 Mar 2026
Date validated
31 Mar 2026

Description

Discharge of Condition 20 against planning permission CB/12/03613/OUT(Outline planning permission with the details of access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale reserved for later determination. Development to comprise: up to 5,150 dwellings (Use Class C3); up to 202,500 sqm gross of additional development in Use Classes: A1, A2, A3 (retail), A4 (public house), A5 (take away); B1, B2, B8 (offices, industrial and storage and distribution); C1 (hotel), C2 (care home), D1 and D2 (community and leisure); car showroom; data centre; petrol filling station; car parking; primary substation; energy centre; and for the laying out of the buildings; routes and open spaces within the development; and all associated works and operations including but not limited to: demolition; earthworks; engineering operations. All development, works and operations to be in accordance with the Development Parameters Schedule and Plans)

6.5/10
Planning Authority Score
#69 of 277

Central Bedfordshire is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #51 out of 277. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (90%) than the national average (90%).

Central Bedfordshire decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
84%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #206 of 277
90%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #174 of 277
87%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (71%) #51 of 277
32%
Extended time limit
Below avg (40%) #65 of 277
64%
Minor dwellings approved
159 decided (1-9 homes)
83%
Major dwellings approved
29 decided (10+ homes)
69%
Change of use approved
51 decided
1,482
Total decisions
243 refused in 2025